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2016 Postmortem

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts) Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:57 AM Jul 2016

Those excusing Trump's Saddam comments are the same who lamented Ghaddafi's ouster.

There's nothing "progressive" about arguing that a country was somehow better off under a murderous dictator.

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Those excusing Trump's Saddam comments are the same who lamented Ghaddafi's ouster. (Original Post) BobbyDrake Jul 2016 OP

More importantly, there is nothing progressive acclaiming the lack of due process Mass Jul 2016 #1

Who has suggested that? nt Dawgs Jul 2016 #2

Mass

(27,315 posts)

1. More importantly, there is nothing progressive acclaiming the lack of due process

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 10:07 AM

Jul 2016

and this is what Trump is praising.

You cannot be against Guantanamo Bay and the Patriot Act and having no problem with Trump's wording.
Hussein did not kill terrorists, he killed his enemies some of whom were terrorists.

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

2. Who has suggested that? nt

Reply to BobbyDrake (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:09 PM

Jul 2016

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